2009-2010 Undergraduate Bulletin (pdf) - LaGrange College

MATRICULATION REQUIREMENTS
• An accepted student must possess a level of physical and emotional
health sufficient to enable him/her to meet nursing program
requirements and the standards of professional nursing practice.
• Prior to beginning the first clinical nursing course, a medical
examination is required which documents the student's level of
health and immunization including current documentation of the
Hepatitis series and TB skin test.
• Students are required to provide a current 12 panel urine drug screen
and a criminal background check after acceptance. (Drug Screen
Criteria to include: Marijuana, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Opiates,
Oxycodone, Phencyclidine (PCP), Barbiturates, Benzodiazepine,
Methadone, Propoxyphene, and Methaqualone)
• Professional liability insurance (purchased on a group basis through
the College) and basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
certification is required prior to beginning the first nursing course
and must be continued throughout all clinical nursing courses.
CURRICULUM
Nursing courses are offered in a 4-1-4 semester sequence during the
junior and senior years of study. The total BSN curriculum can be
completed in four academic years (8 semesters) and includes 46 credit
hours in the Common Core, 16 credit hours in other required and
elective courses, and 61 credit hours in nursing courses. Included in
these hours are two elective and one required interim courses which
compose 9 hours of required interim hours. Selected courses required
for the BSN degree may fulfill certain Common Core Requirements;
these and other required non-nursing courses are:
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